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[–] 1984@lemmy.today 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That fixed budget is what they always say. The budget for the company is their problem, not yours.

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Upper management can certainly increase the budget. Your line manager probably can't

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Yeah exactly. So it keeps everyone in their place, powerless to change anything within the structure that exist. Exactly as intended.